Summary
Sean Barton is a Principal Programmer Consultant based in Austin with nearly a decade of professional experience building and leading game and tools engineering teams across studios including NCsoft, Junction Point (Disney), Spacetime, and 22nd Century Toys. Trained as a mathematician, he brings C++, C#, .NET, Lua and Python expertise and a pragmatic engineering mindset that favors well-structured, maintainable code over quick fixes. He has shipped multiple titles and served in both senior and lead programmer roles, pairing hands-on development with mentoring and technical direction. Sean also values communication and public speaking—honing those skills through Toastmasters—to translate complex technical tradeoffs into clear decisions for stakeholders. An unapologetic generalist, he excels at solving tricky systems problems and enjoys applying game-development rigor to broader software engineering challenges.
9 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
B.Sc., Mathematics, B.Sc., Mathematics at University of Toronto